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From Trump's return to Hasina's ouster: Top events of the world in 2024

A dramatic campaign, a comeback, and peace efforts amid attacks & counterattacks - 2024 redefined global relations. Diplomacy was tested, power disrupted, and the world watched as history was made

The India story: How India, the 'bright spot', can continue to shine

The third part of the series looks at the areas it needs to focus on to realise its $5 trillion ambition and be counted among the top three economies

Rupee defence strategy: Why RBI should embrace currency flexibility

India now holds about $650 billion in reserves, enough to finance nearly a year of imports. The problem is that global financial markets have even more firepower

Beyond interruptions: How the year 2024 turned out for the business sector

2024 was a year of churn - and a big loss - but it was also when India made decisive strides in infrastructure and defence self-reliance

The India story: 25 years of transformation in Indian tech landscape

This series looks at India's progress over the past 25 years and future directions. The first part highlights the country's IT expertise, which became a talking point globally as the millennium began

Checkmating history: Gukesh aims to break chess record by beating Ding

The first world title match was held in 1886, with Austrian-American Wilhelm Steinitz beating the British-Polish Johannes Zukertort

Fulfilling poll promises an arduous task for INDIA bloc in Jharkhand

The JMM-led INDIA bloc in Jharkhand had announced guarantees for the people of the state, including transfer payments, in its manifesto

What's behind West Asia's multibillion push to attract global sports stars?

There's little doubt that the Gulf nations' strategic investments in sports has bolstered their economies and provided a fillip to tourism. But there is another side to it

Bibek Debroy (1955-2024): From free-market advocate to cultural custodian

Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, and what not

Asset quality headwinds, CEO extension concern worry IndusInd Bank

Amid headwinds, the bank faces uncertainty over CEO extension

Tomato price volatility exposes gaps in India's agriculture supply chain

Among the vegetables that constitute the trio of TOP (tomato, onion, and potato), tomato is believed to experience the most volatility in prices

India's manufacturing under-performance Part 1: New clue from multi-plants

One of the most intriguing and relatively undocumented developments of the last 20 yrs has been "multi-plants," whereby a single firm operates not one but multiple production facilities within a state

Gen AI: India Inc proceeds cautiously, upping AI game in global competition

The last of the three-part series shows how Indian firms are upping their AI play, but Gen AI progression remains focussed on HR and customer experience applications

Taking stock of B'desh: Trade recovers, but Indian firms tread cautiously

The concluding part of the series highlights stabilising trade ties with Dhaka, but payment delays and a complex bilateral environment remain major concerns

Taking stock of B'desh: Visa woes slow Petrapole border's road to normalcy

Movement of people and trade between India and Bangladesh are limping back to normalcy 2 months after latter's political upheaval. The first of a two-part series is a ground report from Petrapole

Pharmaceutical firms up their game to crackdown on spurious drugs

The concluding part of the series delves into strategies being applied by leading drug firms to battle counterfeits

How safe is the pill? Substandard drugs on a decline amid crackdown

The first of a two-part series focuses on how quality audits and regulatory actions on pharma units nationwide are showing results

Indian education sector needs to prepare itself for AI-driven future

The second of a three-part series reports on how education institutes are addressing the skills shortage

From Asian Paints to Bajaj Finance: Ten largecaps ripe for picking

Apart from trading at a discount to their historic valuation, many companies are industry leaders with superior balance sheets and financial ratios

Shared spaces: Demand for co-living spaces up again after Covid blip

With occupancy rates up again, coliving firms are also promoting their centres as hubs for networking with like-minded individuals